Talleres vs Vélez, for the quarterfinals of Copa Libertadores: previews, TV and probable line-ups, live

57,000 Cordovans will fill Mario Alberto Kempes’ stands with the hope that Talleres will reach a Copa Libertadores semi-final for the first time. On the other hand, there will be 75 members of the Vélez delegation, which will try to maintain the advantage of the first leg to finish in the top four of the continent for the fourth time in its history (1980, 1994 and 2011). The ball will roll from 9.30pm and the winner will be announced around midnight. Remember: Velez won 3-2 in the first leg.

Talleres needs a goal to match the series because in this edition the away goals do not have an advantage. “The team will have to be prepared for everything, whether it be in the 90 minutes or on penalties. We have to have a perfect match. We have to be quick to know how to clean up the pressure of the opponent and for the team to always walk together, as a block”, highlighted the Portuguese coach Pedro Caixinha. He added: “Let’s hope it’s healthy madness, we expect a packed stadium. It’s time to demonstrate how to behave in a football stadium. We are very proud to play with a stadium that will support us.”

It will present two changes T. As for the cast who starred in Liniers: Rafael Pérez for Suárez and Rodrigo Garro for Christian Oliva. The doubt to determine who will be the striker: Michael Santos or Federico Girotti.

In Vélez, for his part, Alexander Medina will focus on the same players who prevailed in the first leg. Thus, the Uruguayan Diego Godín will continue to occupy a seat on the bench.

It is assumed that it will be a lively duel, back and forth because both teams are generally ambitious. It would be a mistake if Vélez comes out to take care of the small lead he has because he’s a cast meant to go in the lead. The same as Talleres, who has in Rodrigo Garro a talented midfielder who has just scored in the last two games played. That’s why it earned a spot in the headlines.

But the rematch will also be a classified match at high risk due to the serious incidents that occurred in the first leg, when a group of Vélez fans beat, pushed and threw stones at the Cordovian infiltrators who were in the Platea Sur Alta del Amalfitani. The first drastic measure was to not receive visitors to the Kempes. “Talleres will have no grudge or revenge. It is not the values ​​that have led us to be where we are. There can be no one more from Vélez than the 50 people who come with their board of directors. They will be treated as we always do,” he said. underlined the president Andrés Fassi.

Anyway, on social networks some Vélez fans showed up in Córdoba and with tickets to be in Kempes tonight. In recent days, the version has been circulating that the dissident faction of the Talleres bar will be “alert and looking for infiltrators”. For this reason, there will be a Judicial unit headed by Doctor Gonzalo Moreno in the stadium. There will also be 1,200 security officers and the secure grandstand program with facial recognition will work. There will be 90 checks that will require the DNI from fans.